The most intense and grueling races on the planet (10 Photos)

North Pole Marathon
The 26.2 miles that this marathon covers is completely held on 6-12 feet of frozen ice. The temperature during the race has been known to be 40 below, so you should probably double up on socks.

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Pike’s Peak Marathon
This is not just any marathon; the Pike’s Peak run takes you up 7,800+ feet in the first half, followed by a knee-crushing descent all the way down. Did we mention the summertime hailstorms? Oh yeah, there are also summertime hailstorms.

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Chasqui Challenge
Oxygen is in short order in this Pervuian race through Machu Picchu has you scale passes up to 16,600 feet and run over 100 miles in multiples stages.

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Badwater
As if a 135-mile ultramarathon wasn’t enough, doing it in Death Valley, where temperatures average 120 degrees and an 8,000-foot climb to finish it off. There’s a reason only 90 runners qualify to do the race every year.

5

Enduroman Arch to Arc
Conquered an Ironman and a Double Ironman? The Enduroman Arch to Arc takes you from London to Paris with an 87-miles run, a 22-mile swim, and a 181-miles bike ride. Only nine competitors have ever finished the race.

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Iditarod Trail Invitational
You know how they usually do this race with dogs doing most of the work? Well this race has competitors do the course that runs from Anchorage to Nome on foot, for 30 or more days.

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Death Race
This physical and mental adventure drops you into a remote location and can last up to 70 hours. But you won’t be any the wiser, since you won’t be told when the race starts and ends, and you’ll be pushed to limits you didn’t know existed.

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The Jungle Marathon
Think playing a soccer match in Manaus is hard? Try trekking through 150 miles of poisonous creatures, swamps, and gnarly roots all while carrying your own food, water, and hammock (for sleeping between the stages, of course).

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Marathon des Sables
You get two extremes in this 150-miles marathon across the desert, with the temperatures dropping from the daytime 110-degree heat, to under 50 degrees at night.

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Patagonia Expedition Race
This Chilean adventure, also known as the “Race to the End of the World,” is a 10-day endurance challenge that features teams of four taking on hiking, kayaking, navigating, and biking. The terrain and course is different each year, so even if you manage to finish this once, it’ll be pretty difficult to have it again.

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